word #oftheday: exigent

Rhymes with "excellent"! Came across the word "exigencies" in the book I am currently reading, Quiet by Susan Cain.

EXIGENT

1 : requiring immediate aid or action <exigent circumstances>

2 : requiring or calling for much : demanding <an exigent client>

— ex·i·gent·ly adverb

 

Examples of EXIGENT

1. <started his workday with a flood of exigent matters that required his quick decision>

Origin of EXIGENT

Latin exigent-, exigens, present participle of exigere to demand — more at exact

First Known Use: 1629